Russia's Group conquered Gold No. 8, because Italy won with 5 Ribbons

Russian group: 2 gold, 1 silver

The 34th World Championships 2015 of Rhythmic Gymnastics finished today with the groups apparatus finals.The ITALIAN girls prevented with one victory (5 ribbons) the total triumph of RUSSIA and made the top nation with -0.05 points ahead of the runner-up position.
The Bronze medal went to the Japanese group.
By combining exercise (3 pairs of clubs & 2 hoops) however, RUSSIA did not overcome and won the eighth (!) of nine gold medals, ahead of ITALY and ahead of BULGARIA.
The day before, the Russian group had already won gold in the all-around with the highest ratings of this Worlds, ahead of Bulgaria and in Spain ...( * Groups final results overview below ...)

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* Saturday, Sep 12:♦♦GROUPS All-around Final
With sensational scores of 18.016 and 18.250 points for the exercises with 5 ribbons and combined exercise with 6 clubs & 2 hoops the RUSSIAN GROUP won sovereign the seventh gold medal of these 34th World Championships in Stuttgart!
With a difference of -0.683 points was BULGARIA Vice World Champion in the all-around. In a fierce battle, the SPANIARDS ousted the Italian group on the 4th place and took bronze. On the next ranks followed Japan, Israel, Belarus, China and Ukraine, altogether qualified for the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro ...

Russia reigns over Group All-around competition
Russia continued its golden run Saturday at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart (GER), winning the gold in Group All-around competition and exacting revenge for a poor performance that kept them off the podium in 2014.The Russian Group with Diana Borisova, Daria Kleshcheva, Anastasiia Maksimova, Sofya Skomorokh, Anastasiia Tartareva and Maria Tolkacheva, posted the highest scores for both of its routines with the 5 Ribbons (18.016) and Clubs & Hoops (18.250) for a total of 36.266, more than half a point above reigning World champions BULGARIA (35.583).The SPANIARDS, winner of the Clubs event at the past two World Championships, took bronze (34.900) after two consistent performances.Italy, silver medallists from 2013 and 2014, had a chance to challenge for a medal, but a dropped Ribbon late in their second routine cost them dearly, and they finished fourth (34.832), ahead of Japan and Israel.
At the end of the competition, 10 countries were named as having qualified for the Rhythmic Group competition at next summer's Olympic Games in Rio.

♦♦ Olympic Qualificationfig- press release --: Following the General Group Competition of the 34th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart (GER) on Saturday, September 12, 2015, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) herewith confirms the list of qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the 2016 Olympic Test Event for Rhythmic Gymnastics Groups.

Nations that advance to the 2016 Olympic Test Event will have a second chance to secure an Olympic berth for Rhythmic Gymnastics Groups at the competition, to be held April 22-24 in Rio de Janeiro. >>Olympic Qualification.

* Sunday, Sep 13:♦♦ GROUPS APP. FINALS Italy, Russia golden on final day of WorldsRUSSIA and ITALY split the titles up for grabs in Group competition as the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships came to a close Sunday in Stuttgart (GER). WIth a gold medal in the 5 Ribbons event, Italy ruined a potential Russian sweep of the golds in Group competition. The Russian Group, already gold medallists from Saturday's All-around final, avenged themselves almost immediately by winning the Clubs and Hoops event.

The ITALIAN Group -- Martina Centofanti, Sofia Lodi, Alessia Maurelli, Marta Pagnini, Camilla Patriarca and AndreeaStefanescu-- took advantage of their last-up position in the final with the 5 Ribbons, delivering a clean and exceptionally dramatic performance that earned them a standing ovation from the nearly sold out crowd at the Porsche Arena and gold from the judges (17.900 points).* GYM v i d e o --:Italian Group - 5 ribbons:

Looking fresh and confident after winning the Group All-around Saturday, the Russians earned a 17.850 for their Ribbons performance, which included a higher execution score from the judges. But the Italians trumped them on difficulty, the difference being enough for gold.

The RUSSIAN Group -- Diana Borisova, Daria Kleshcheva, Anastasia Maksimova, Sofya Skomorokh, Anastasia Tartareva and Maria Tolkacheva -- returned to center stage less than half an hour later after a solid performance with the clubs/hoops (18.125) to win the final event, just 0.025 ahead of the surcharged Italians (18.100).

* GYM v i d e o --:Russian Group - 6 clubs / 2 hoops:

JAPAN surprised to take bronze with the 5 Ribbons (17.366), the country's first medal at a Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships since 1975.BULGARIA, the only Group to come within striking distance of the Russians in the overall competition, took bronze with the Clubs and Hoops (17.866) to go with their silver from the All-around competition.

Russia emerges as the big winner of this 34th World Championships, taking eight of the nine gold medals available.